Engine stalling and failure to start due to crankshaft position sensor (cps) failure. car is a 2001 clk430 with approx 60,000 miles. *tr
Dt: consumer was driving at 25- 30 mph and the vehicle died on the road. the engine light did not come on. after taking the key completely out and re-inserting the key the vehicle did crank back up. had the vehicle towed to the dealer and they said it was crank shaft position sensor. this happened on september 4, 2005. *ak *jb
While driving, the vehicle stalled. the consumer tried to restart the vehicle but was unsuccessful. the consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. the mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. the consumer informed the mechanic that problem has occurred more than once . please fill in additional information. *jb